Reviewing Orora (OTCMKTS:ORRAF) and O-I Glass (NYSE:OI)

O-I Glass (NYSE:OI) and Orora (OTCMKTS:ORRAF) are both materials companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, dividends, earnings, risk, analyst recommendations, valuation and profitability.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current ratings and target prices for O-I Glass and Orora, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
O-I Glass	2	3	4	0	2.22
Orora	0	1	0	0	2.00

O-I Glass presently has a consensus price target of $10.56, indicating a potential upside of 48.56%. Orora has a consensus price target of $2.10, indicating a potential upside of 110.00%. Given Orora’s higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Orora is more favorable than O-I Glass.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares O-I Glass and Orora”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
O-I Glass	$6.43 billion	0.17	-$129.00 million	($7.52)	-0.95
Orora	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Orora has lower revenue, but higher earnings than O-I Glass.

Profitability

This table compares O-I Glass and Orora’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
O-I Glass	-18.13%	10.40%	1.43%
Orora	N/A	N/A	N/A

Institutional and Insider Ownership

97.2% of O-I Glass shares are held by institutional investors. 1.0% of O-I Glass shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

O-I Glass beats Orora on 7 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About O-I Glass

O-I Glass, Inc., through its subsidiaries, engages in the manufacture and sale of glass containers to food and beverage manufacturers primarily in the Americas, Europe, and internationally. The company produces glass containers for alcoholic beverages, including beer, flavored malt beverages, spirits, and wine. It is also involved in the production of glass packaging for various food items, soft drinks, tea, juices, and pharmaceuticals. In addition, the company offers glass containers in a range of sizes, shapes, and colors. It sells its products directly to customers under annual or multi-year supply agreements, as well as through distributors. O-I Glass, Inc. was founded in 1903 and is based in Perrysburg, Ohio.

About Orora

Orora Limited designs, manufactures, and supplies packaging products and services to the grocery, fast moving consumer goods, and industrial markets in Australia, New Zealand, the United States, and internationally. The company operates through Orora Australasia and Orora North America segments. It also provides glass bottles, aluminum cans, tabs, and ends, closures and caps, boxes and cartons, point-of-purchase displays, packaging equipment, rigid and flexible packaging, and general packaging materials and supplies. In addition, the company purchases, warehouses, sells, and delivers a range of packaging and related materials; sells equipment; manufactures corrugated sheets and boxes; and provides point of purchase retail display solutions and other visual communication services. Further, the company offers printing and signage, research and technology, product sourcing, automation and engineering, design, kitting and fulfilment, logistics, and digital technology services. The company was incorporated in 1949 and is headquartered in Hawthorn, Australia.